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Sweet Home

Past Producer in Humboldt county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030558
MRDS ID M008751
Record type Site
Current site name Sweet Home
Alternate or previous names Ruby
Related records 10139598

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.72307, 40.85845 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grouse Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hayfork(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Six Rivers National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 006N 004E 33 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Copper Ore
Cuprite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.72307, 40.85845
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike W
    Dip 45 N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Horse Mt. Copper Co.

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION REPORTED

Comments on the workings information

  • FOUR CROSSCUT ADITS AND 230 FT. OF DRIFTS. RUBY: CROSSCUT 510 FT. ADIT AND 250 FT. OF DRIFTING, ONE 60 FT. SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J. C., 1948 , TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144 , P 235

  • Deposit

    LOWELL, F. L., 1914 : HUMBOLDT COUNTY; 14TH REPT. STATE MINE; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 397 - 399 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THOUGH SHOWN IN SEC. 28 IN B. 144, CALIF. REPT. 21 MAP, P. 306, SHOWS TUNNELS AND SHAFTS IN N1/2 SEC. 33. PART OF CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC. 28 THIS MINE IS PART OF THE HORSE MTN. COPPER MINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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